PASSING THE LEGACY BATON

FOLLOWING IN MY PARENTS’ FOOTSTEPS

By Dennis Lindsay

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren. Proverbs 13:22 (NLT)

SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE

I’m blessed. I have an honored and respected family name. I have been handed a well-established ministry. All my life I have been exposed to the power of the supernatural. My parents worked laboriously and sacrificially. My inheritance came at no cost to me. Having served as President and CEO of Christ For The Nations for over 35 years, I realize I have been given the opportunity to bless future students and equip them for the ministry. I have been mentored and trained by a number of spiritual elders, and a General in the Lord’s army—my mom.

Now, I am currently mentoring my children who have ministry my parents founded. All three of my children were born and raised on CFN’s campus, graduated from CFNI and worked for the ministry as they were growing up. I believe I’m preparing them for leadership roles when the appointed time arrives, and they follow in their grandparents’ footsteps.

I have come to learn the significance and responsibility of receiving an inheritance and that an inheritance is given freely by someone who has paid a price for it. Likewise, a spiritual inheritance is freely given and received from one’s spiritual forefathers. God not only wants to provide us with a spiritual heritage (not having to be earned), but also teach us how to “spend” our inheritance—not on ourselves (for our kingdom) but for building His Kingdom. Unfortunately, most people who receive a spiritual inheritance from their spiritual parents are not able to take it to another level and pass it on to the generation after them. This is why revival often dies in a short time. Moves of God should not end up fatherless but children should be raised up who receive the inheritance of the anointed mantle and take the move of God to another level. This is my desire with CFN. To do this, one must understand that although an inheritance is freely received, it is paid for by the sacrifice and demanding labor of the benefactor. Likewise, for the beneficiary to take it to another level would require sacrifice and energetic labor, as well as trust and obedience to the

the legacy, heritage and call to continue serving in the will of God.

God wants to cause a spiritual explosion exponentially using children who have received a spiritual inheritance and who will take what they have been given to another level in building the Kingdom of Jesus, rather than soaking up the blessings of the inheritance for personal benefit.

I AM AT THAT PLACE

Now, I am blessed to spend more time with God— praying, writing, teaching and reading His Word. My hobby of Creation Science is blossoming unimaginably. That is what I remember my dad doing every time I went into his room—praying, reading, writing another book or preparing a message. Legacy is passing the baton to the next generation. Building a bridge for these younger warriors will enable

Golan, Krissia, Freeda, Ginger, Victoria, Dennis, Missy and Hawni Lindsay

them to carry on the ministry, to impact their generation for the cause of Christ. I look forward to what God will continue to do at Christ For The Nations with the next generation of leaders. He is “Jehovah Sneaky” yesterday, today and forever, and I say this respectfully. This is what I believe legacy is all about, and why it is strategically significant to pass on God’s initiative to the next generation.

TAKING CFN TO THE NEXT LEVEL

I will build on Dad and Mom’s roof, which they have constructed on the foundational pillars of CFN. They have raised the ceiling of CFN like Elisha did with Elijah. Elisha was not distracted by the supernatural manifestation he witnessed when Elijah was taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot. He continued advancing the Kingdom of God with his generation. I will do likewise. As wonderful as the days were of the healing crusades and miracles that I witnessed as a child, I will not be satisfied. Instead, I made a covenant with God to pick up my parents’ mantle and the spiritual inheritance they left me, and take it to the next level. I will pass it on to my children to do the same for their generation. To do this I will need partners— those who will come alongside me and help take Christ For The Nations to another level.

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

If you have not heard of or are not a part of CFN’s partnership program, now would be a good time to answer our call to help this ministry continue to train end-time harvesters for the Kingdom of God by partnering with CFN.

When Dad and Mom began the ministry back in the late 1940’s, they asked for partners who would not only pray regularly for the ministry but also make a commitment to give a monthly donation. This was the key throughout the next several decades as God’s children provided for the financial needs of the ministry. In fact, it has always been the small gifts of the Body of Christ that have sustained the ongoing operation, rather than the occasional large donation. The “widow’s mite” has truly been the bedrock

of CFN’s survival. God has used many thousands of faithful friends to meet the ongoing costs with offerings for “where needed most.”

Once again we are seeking to revive the partnership program here at CFN and invite alumni and friends of CFN to participate by making a monthly commitment. We know that many of you have given from time to time, especially toward projects. This is commendable and the reason why CFN continues to enlarge its borders around the world. Yet I believe that God wants to once again raise up partners who will make a monthly commitment. Ginger and I likewise give to designated projects from time to time. Now we are following in Dad and Mom’s footsteps, making a monthly commitment. Please pray with us as to what the Holy Spirit would lead you to do. We covet your prayers, friendship, dedicated service and faithfulness to the Lord and CFN. Help us take CFN to the next level of anointing.

“We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD, about His power and His mighty wonders” (Psalm 78:4, NLT).

Partnering in the service of our Lord,

Dennis and Ginger Lindsay with Missy, Hawni, Golan and Krissia

THREE GENERATIONS DOING MINISTRY AT CFNI